*“Technology Management” EA 2009 Spring Semester 1st* Q Prof. NAKATA CASE STUDY: Strategic Investment in LCD Industry Q.1: Please describe the investment strategies for LCD production lines of Japan‚ Korea and Taiwan respectively. According to the case study‚ as Japan introduced the LCD technology to the market‚ it could take the competitive advantage in 1999 and 2000. Therefore‚ Japan made about 3 times amount of investment of the average year in 2000. However‚ when the LCD line operated in
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comparative advantage in hotel development and management‚ has expected excellent future growth and profitability. Such increase in sales might bring in extra cash flow‚ resulting in underutilized debt capacity. Therefore‚ we have performed a thorough analysis on the proposal of increasing debt ratio and repurchase the shares. In 1974‚ Marriot Corporation was in a situation where it had limited access to a few funding resources. A significant amount of short maturities debt is used to finance the company
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Four Star is a mattress manufacturer known for a focus on quality‚ productivity and customer service. In order to meet market demand from customers as well as competition Four Star increased proliferation of mattress varieties offering a total of 230 different model types at one time. This change caused Four Star to experience operational issues and bad inventory management‚ resulting in low profitability and productivity. Of the many problems faced by Four Star‚ proliferation of mattress varieties
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experience or specialized knowledge in the movie industry. They do not currently see the value in sequel rights‚ how they will be able to make money off of these investments in the rights‚ or understand why studios would be willing to sell them. Then‚ we will address the timing of the offers and why it is so important‚ especially in this case. Next‚ we will look at the “fair” value for these films using two different approaches. The first approach is the net present value of the entire set of 99 films
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Problem: Decathlon is failing to maintain customer focus with the social media marketing strategy it is currently deploying. Analysis: Prior to the social media invasion‚ Decathlon succeeded quickly in China by adopting an effective marketing strategy that was compatible with their targeted customer groups. For example‚ it used less TV and instead adopted a “word of mouth” marketing strategy by using outdoor billboards in populous areas and organizing outdoor events and contests. Even though the
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Which marketing strategy will enable us to grow and turn competition threat to an opportunity with increased revenue‚ retention rate and customer equity without undercutting the distinctiveness of each individually branded hotel? II-SITUATION ANALYSIS a-) Company & Competition Information: 2001 2002 2003 # of Hotel Year End 13 13 12 # of Rooms Year End 1.859 1.714 1.513 % of decrease in Room #s 100 92 (-8%) 81 (-11%) CLTV in 2003 w/Ind. Brd. - - $378 RevPAR $197 $204 $217 Total Revenue
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money in a right way. The idea behind unit trust is the better investment through collective investing.
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Case Study: Star Technologies 1. Explain why "industry knowledge" is so important to an audit engagement team Identify risk factors commonly posed by companies in high-tech industries. Industry knowledge is so important because it helps auditors identify areas that need special attention where errors and fraud might exist. Auditors are then able to evaluate the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management. It will also help them evaluate the accounting principles used by
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ABRAMS COMAPANY CASE 5-4 ABRAMS COMPANY Que. 1: Evaluate each of the concerns expressed by top management‚ and if necessary‚ make recommendation appropriate to the circumtences described in the case The Abrams case is about using profitability measures to evaluate profit centers. The case also reflects a long academic debate in the US-literature about ROI problems. In EU companies it is more common to evaluate PCs with Income measures like RI and EVA. This case covers the tree main problems
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Risk Analysis on Investment Decision Silicon Arts Inc. (SAI) is a four year old company that manufactures digital imaging integrated Circuits (IC’s) that are used in digital cameras‚ DVD players‚ computers‚ and medical and scientific instruments. Hal Eichner‚ SAI’s Chairman‚ has a two-point agenda for the company to increase market share and keep pace with technology. As the Financial Analyst for the company one must analyze two mutually exclusive capital investment proposals. The two options
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